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Measures, Technologies and Good Practices
Do you want to know how much different measures and technological solutions would cost and how much money and resources they can save for your business? This database offers such data in a concise and comprehensive format.
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Good practice
Converting waste heat from restaurant's kitchen into enegry...
Solving two problems at once
Family-run restaurant made saving about € 6 000 annually from heat waste generated by ovens, fridges, etc.
Kitchen staff benfit from more pleasant working conditions
The...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 1 Year(s)
Good practice
Family-run meat company targets resource efficiency
Cold truths about hot water
Meat production company targets high refrigeration and hot water costs
A new heat exchanger channels waste heat from freezers towards the factory's hot water needs ...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 40% 3 Year(s)
Good practice
Biomass for sugar production
Sweet taste of success
Sugar factory optimises its whole energy management systems
Measures identified and implemented result in € 272 000 in annual savings
Illintsi Sugar Factory produces 10 800...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 0.7 Year(s)
Good practice
Environmental and economic effects...
A total transformation
Clean production measures in a medium-size brewery resulted in a significant increase in the quality level of new products
Measures helped to reduce heat waste, wastewater and...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 7 - 8 Year(s)
Good practice
CSR and clean production measures in a hotel
Making all the difference...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and clean production (CP) measures make a big difference to a Black Sea hotel
Savings of € 22 300 a year by cutting water, waste...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 0.4 Year(s)
Good practice
Optimising hotel laundry service
Traditionional hotel goes green
Optimising a hotel laundry service led to multiple savings and benefits
Measures aimed at achieving a green label for hotel services
The 210 room Hotel Hemus is one of...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 1.2 Year(s)
Good practice
Matching EU criteria for tourism services delivers good...
A solid investment all round
Hotel invests € 660 in energy management optimisation and an environmental management system and saves € 3 500 a year
Efforts are also aimed at meeting EU energy...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 0.5 - 1 Year(s)
Good practice
Focusing on hotel energy bills
How cool pool controls can save money...
Medium-sized hotel saves € 1 500 a year using pool sensor controls
Other energy saving measures helped save a further € 5 000
Triada Hotel lies in the heart...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 1 - 1.5 Year(s)
Good practice
Black Sea hotel heats water with energy from solar panels
Sun, sea and energy...
Renerwable energy measures and better human resource management led to € 3 500 in savings each year
Measures are all part of the hotel's integrated environmental policy
Duni...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 8 Year(s)
Good practice
Finnish municipality improved energy efficiency...
Looking at the longer-term impact
Finnish municipality engaged in an ESCO project to improve the energy efficiency of buildings
Oil heating was replaced with pellets and heat recovery was installed...
Resources:
- Energy
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 4.5 - 6.5 Year(s)
Good practice
Croatian hospital renovated following ESCO model
Service model, an incentive to succeed
A service agreement was made to improve the energy efficiency of a hospital from the 1960s
Contractor carried out renovations and now monitors energy usage and...
Sector / Industry:
- Construction
Resources:
- Energy
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 14 Year(s)
Good practice
Savings with thermo-modernisation of nursery
Better comfort and safety for the little ones
Local government modernised thermal properties of a nursery
Actions included new insulation and heating, and solar panels to increase renewable energy...
Sector / Industry:
- Construction
Resources:
- Energy
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost